You’ve got to make your promos like Die Hard. Whenever it gets too boring, make something EXPLODE. This could be a “Eureka!” moment in a science lab, with scientists high fiving each other across the room… A heart wrenching confession to a stranger in a burger bar… Or the pivotal moment when your hero is […]
People want massive change
Promises are like balloons. You’ve got to blow them up until they’re about to POP. Because here’s the thing… Your reader craves MASSIVE change. They’re hungry for life transforming results… Not mild improvements. So, blow up your promises as big as they’ll go. BUT… And this is a big but… You can only make promises […]
Add Specifics to Sell More
You’ll often hear that “specifics sell”. But why? One simple reason… PROOF. Specifics are concrete details you can add to make your claims more believable. Specifics show that you know what you’re talking about… And that you have proof to back it up. For example… Instead of saying “apigenin helps to relieve stressful thoughts at […]
Inaction is a choice too
Getting people to take action is hard. It’s easier for them to do nothing, to keep their credit card in their pocket and carry on with their day. But inaction has a price too. That price is continuing to wince when opening a jar from joint pain… To continue feeling embarrassed when they can’t follow […]
How to survive the robot wars
Many guitarists start out wanting to sound like Led Zeppelin… But end up sounding like Kingdom Come. What’s this got to do with writing copy? When starting off you want to study the greats. Read their sales letters… copy them out by hand… and try to replicate their structure and writing style. But, in case […]
The power of dark moments
You always want your reader to think you’re just like them. Someone who worries about the same things… Faces the same daily struggles… And heck, even watches the same TV shows and shares the same worldview. Because the more you can mirror your reader… The more relatable your emails and sales pages will be. So […]
A powerful yet underused emotional trigger
Want to know one of the most powerful emotions to trigger in your copy? An emotion that makes us do crazy things… Makes us wildly jealous… And forces us to feel like we’re in constant competition with our friends, work colleagues, and the Jones’ next door? ENVY! Envy is a super powerful emotion. It’s envy […]
Affiliate World Asia – Email Marketing Takeaways
This week I was shaking hands and kissing babies at Affiliate World Asia. Met lots of high level people, particularly at the DRMP and Clickbank meetups. What I quickly learned is that the key to networking at these events is not to just talk business, but focus on getting to know people and making friends […]
3 Caples Copywriting Tips
This week I’ve been rereading Caples’ ‘Tested Advertising Methods’… A book David Ogilvy said is “Without doubt the most useful book about advertising that I have ever read.” Here are my 3 key takeaways: Success in marketing comes from A/B testing, nothing else You can spend years brushing up on best practices and sales psychology. […]
Harnessing the “Zeigarnik Effect” in Copy
Ever wondered how waiters can remember long orders in their heads… But forget them the moment they’re delivered to the table? It’s due to the “Zeigarnik Effect”… A principle you can harness in your copywriting. It works like this… The brain has an uncanny ability to store information that’s incomplete or unresolved… But it forgets […]